…Calmly observing the changing world

As the trick-or-treaters darted from house to house under a waning crescent, seeking to mount up chocolate treasure, the markets have bided their time – seemingly for ages.  In all likelihood, the market is done treading water and (perhaps after a false start) will again pick its direction. Dial L for Landslide With likely voters overwhelmingly [...]

William F Buckley, Jr. usually casts an unseen and unmentioned shadow upon the American political landscape.  So when he is invoked by name to reinforce an argument, we should perhaps all listen a bit more closely – but certainly skeptically.  In this case, it’s Charles Krauthammer who calls forth the invocation: Unfortunately for Krauthammer, invoking [...]

Across the country today (note to media: April 15th is not called the “Ides of April”), so-called Tea Parties were held to protest – well, to protest against a lot of things.  I was on site at the rally in Salem, Oregon.  If you’re a little lacking in your Tea Party knowledge (or if you’ve [...]

Six weeks ago, President Obama prominently chastised the court for a recent ruling while the judges bristled in their seats (Alito, visibly), being constrained by decorum during the State of the Union.  Last week, Chief Justice Roberts openly wondered, “Why we are there”, and referred to the State of the Union as a “political pep [...]

After spending the last two nights rushing to file my taxes, I had to go check out the nearest Tea Party. If that sentence makes no sense to you, you should know that “Tea Parties” have been organized around the country to protest… well… bailouts, socialism, increased federal spending, etc.  Sure, it may be a [...]